Jungreis, Jeremy N.

Jeremy Jungreis is senior counsel in the Government & Regulatory Section of Rutan & Tucker, LLP. He is an accomplished water and environmental attorney with extensive experience guiding public and private clients through complex matters. Jungreis’ practice includes assisting clients in environmental compliance and litigation, land use/natural resource strategies, water rights — permitting and protection, water supply development projects, public agency law, utility law, strategic planning/coalition building, and governmental relations. Jeremy is also an expert in the development and production of local water supplies. Prior to joining the firm, Jungreis directed the Department of Defense’s most complex water system — with responsibility for conjunctively managing ground and surface water from four different watersheds. During this time, Jungreis also negotiated a physical solution and water rights settlement to one of California’s most long-standing pieces of water litigation in the case of U.S. v. Fallbrook. Prior to entering private practice, Jungreis served for three years as Regional Environmental Counsel for Marine Corps installations in the Western US and for four years as a Regional Environmental Counsel for Marine Corps installations in the Eastern US. He has also served as a Special Attorney for the US Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division. Jungreis is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Marine Corps Reserve. He is a frequent lecturer on environmental and water law topics and is the immediate past Chairman of the American Bar Association’s Water Quality and Wetlands Committee.